Name: Glasgow Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Moderate to good demand noted for all feeder classes today with active trade.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.81/cwt on 325 head.

Average price

$135.81

325 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$14.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.75

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	626	136.65	856	305
Small and Medium 1-2	443	129.50	573	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	484	122.30	592	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.35/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale325 hd

135.81

—

KY average28 barns · 6,870 hd

130.06

+5.75

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	48.50	538	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	42.00	403	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	122.95/cwt	122.00–127.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	121.02/cwt	117.00–125.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	152.65/cwt	149.00–155.00	779	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.82/cwt	134.00–143.00	874	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.27/cwt	115.00–128.00	902	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	162.97/cwt	159.00–165.00	636	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	377	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	104.46/cwt	100.00–107.50	756	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	140.54/cwt	137.00–147.00	545	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	786	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	126.72/cwt	125.00–129.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	109.69/cwt	105.00–112.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	120.38/cwt	115.00–124.00	699	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	112.80/cwt	107.00–116.00	761	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	137.37/cwt	134.00–140.00	595	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	103.99/cwt	100.00–108.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	396	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	103.79/cwt	100.00–104.50	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	845	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	117.20/cwt	112.00–123.00	728	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	129.61/cwt	120.00–134.00	612	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	102.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	120.77/cwt	117.00–122.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	145.75/cwt	143.00–151.00	841	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	129.74/cwt	125.00–138.00	889	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	109.26/cwt	106.50–110.00	955	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	136.94/cwt	134.00–141.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	97.30/cwt	96.00–100.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	161.18/cwt	157.00–164.00	714	16
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	672	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	123.33/cwt	118.00–129.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	123.95/cwt	118.00–128.00	646	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.17/cwt	129.00–131.00	742	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.71/cwt	120.00–124.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	108.66/cwt	105.00–114.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	91.51/cwt	90.00–93.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	140.56/cwt	130.00–143.00	708	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.46/cwt	147.00–155.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	915	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	150.38/cwt	145.00–156.00	702	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	138.46/cwt	130.00–145.00	714	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	116.47/cwt	113.00–119.50	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	144.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	637	3

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Monthly Cattle Sale - Glasgow, KY (2nd/4th Thur)

Thu May 14, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 630Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

Moderate to good demand noted for all feeder classes today with active trade.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	122.00–127.00	122.95
2	—	583	117.00–125.00	121.02
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
4	—	483	117.00–122.00	120.77
2	—	277	142.50	142.50
3	—	631	106.50	106.50
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	510	149.00–155.00	152.65
55	—	577	143.00–151.00	145.75
35	—	712	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	625	134.00–143.00	139.82
11	—	720	115.00–128.00	125.27
3	—	971	101.00	101.00
3	—	390	159.00–165.00	162.97
68	—	685	125.00–138.00	129.74
17	—	874	106.50–110.00	109.26
9	—	584	134.00–141.00	136.94
3	—	830	96.00–100.00	97.30
22	—	467	145.00–156.00	150.38
16	—	516	130.00–145.00	138.46
6	—	767	113.00–119.50	116.47
3	—	442	140.00–146.00	144.03
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	443	157.00–164.00	161.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	724	100.00–107.50	104.46
9	—	388	137.00–147.00	140.54
35	—	581	115.00–124.00	120.38
21	—	675	107.00–116.00	112.80
14	—	433	134.00–140.00	137.37
2	—	758	100.00–108.00	103.99
24	—	621	112.00–123.00	117.20
15	—	472	120.00–134.00	129.61
4	—	823	100.00–104.00	102.99
27	—	521	118.00–128.00	123.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	786	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	142.00	142.00
4	—	396	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	107.00	107.00
1	—	485	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	125.00–129.00	126.72
3	—	545	105.00–112.00	109.69
7	—	695	100.00–104.50	103.79
3	—	598	110.00	110.00
3	—	640	103.50	103.50
2	—	315	118.00–129.00	123.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	713	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	570	129.00–131.00	130.17
3	—	618	120.00–124.00	122.71
2	—	657	124.00	124.00
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
3	—	725	105.00–114.00	108.66
2	—	835	90.00–93.00	91.51
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
8	—	504	130.00–143.00	140.56
3	—	428	147.00–155.00	150.46
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	40.50	40.50
1	—	1,150	51.50	51.50
1	—	800	34.00	34.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	46.50	46.50
1	—	1,170	50.50	50.50

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